liminal
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ə adjective Psychology.
of, pertaining to, or situated at the limen.
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liminal (ˈlɪmɪnəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| psychol relating to the point (or threshold) beyond which a sensation becomes too faint to be experienced | |
| [C19: from Latin līmen threshold] | |
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Liminal
is always a great word to know.
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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Word Origin & History
liminal
1884, a rare word, from L. limen "threshold." Related: Liminality.
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Medical Dictionary
liminal lim·i·nal (lĭm'ə-nəl)
adj.
Relating to a threshold.
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Example sentences
And it is a liminal zone, a place where one life form begins to be alchemized into another.
Liminal moments are times of tension, extreme reactions, and great opportunity.
It's in these liminal spaces that the poet finds himself.
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